treble clef
noun Music.
a sign that locates the G above middle C, placed on the second line of the staff, counting up; G clef.
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Also called violin clef.
Origin of treble clef
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby treble clef
treaty port, Trebbia, Trebizond, treble, treble chance, treble clef, treble staff, Treblinka, trebuchet, trecento, tre corde
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for treble clef
treble clef
noun
music the clef that establishes G a fifth above middle C as being on the second line of the staffSymbol:
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012